Chapter 75
75 Sweet-mouthed
“Ella, even though I’m just your stepmother... I love you too...”
“It doesn’t matter,” Ella waved her hand, looking very tired with Merry’s hypocritical face. She had seen the real face behind her perfect mask so that the mask was no longer useful in front of her.
It’s no use being two-faced in front of her now...
“The most important thing now is, are you willing to do anything for Indri?”
Ella saw that Merry’s expression was slowly changing. She had never felt this happy in her life.
“I feel sorry for my sister. She had been slapped so many times that she was battered like this. So, mother, you are willing to take this next slap for your beloved daughter?”
Ella’s eyes were sharp, as was her face now. The smile on her face seemed to widen.
Merry’s body trembled, her perfect mask immediately collapsed and her face showed a panicked expression.
Indri turned and looked at her mother who was silent. “Mother, don’t you want to?”
.....
Indri felt that she had almost died from the pain. She didn’t want to take those slaps again. She doesn’t care even if her mother replaces her, the important thing is that she can be free from this torment.
She didn’t care who took her place, the important thing was that she was free from this punishment.
Plus, after hearing Ella’s words, Indri felt doubts in her heart. “Mother?”
Seeing her mother silent, Indri urged her once again. Could it be that her mother really didn’t love her?
Merry finally reacted and looked at her daughter with a depressed look. “Of course I will.”
She stepped forward and said, “Mr Christian, I am willing to be punished to take my daughter’s place.”
“Christian, can you grant their wish? I feel sorry for Indri. And I really love her.”
Ella gets to her feet and smiles sweetly at Christian.
But when Christian looks at her, he can only see sadness in Ella’s eyes.
Her brows furrowed immediately, but he nodded. “Hmm...”
The mutter was like an order to his guard. The man then immediately stepped forward and slapped Merry mercilessly.
Ella, who was standing there, suddenly felt lonely.
She couldn’t stop her thoughts as she imagined that if she had a mother and made a mistake like what Indri did, would her mother also take the punishment for her?
Would her mother defend her?
Would her mother protect her?
Ella would never know how it felt, because Indri was right, she didn’t have a mother. For the rest of her life, Ella would never be able to feel the love of her mother.
Oftentimes, Ella felt jealous of Indri.
Jealous because Indri’s life is so complete, with her father and mother in her life.
Jealous because Indri has a place to lean on, a place for her to take shelter.
Meanwhile, Ella could only face the cold mirror and remind herself that everything would be fine.
She took a deep breath, suppressing all her feelings. In an instant, she returned to her different persona. The spoiled and charming Ella.
Indri dragged her body to the side and stretched her hand towards Haikal weakly. “Haikal, I’m really in pain.”
As she said that, tears streamed down her face.
If it weren’t for her swollen face, maybe Indri and Haikal would’ve looked like a beautiful couple ready to be photographed.
Although Haikal was reluctant, for one reason or another, he finally approached Indri and helped her. After that, he said in a low voice, “You must be in a lot of pain.”
“Yeah...” Indri nodded sadly. After that, she pulled Haikal’s coat which was dark gray. “All this because of that bitch, Ella! She’s the one who made me so embarrassed today, Haikal. I want her to feel the same as me!”
“Yes,” Haikal answered carelessly, unable to take his eyes off Ella.
For some reason, the more he looked at Ella, the more fascinated he became.
Christian is looking around and notices Haikal’s gaze on Ella.
A feeling of jealousy immediately rose in his heart.
Wherever this woman goes, she always attracts the attention of men!
He took Nathan’s hand and walked over to Ella. “Take care of Nathan.”
Ella immediately approached Christian. When she saw the look in Christian’s eyes, Ella became a little worried.
“Am I being too cruel?” She asked quickly.
After saying that, Ella felt she had made a big mistake. From the start, it was Christian who had the idea to slap Indri in the face and everything went very smoothly.
Does that mean she’s saying Christian is cruel?
Christian looks at Ella with an increasingly annoyed look.
Ella decided to stop talking. Complying with Christian’s order, she took Nathan’s hand and stood aside like a student who erred and was punished by her teacher.
After a while, she asked again, “Do you believe me?”
“Believe what? Your ability to seduce men?” As Christian says this, jealousy was clear in his eyes.
Ella fell silent when she heard that but then she reminded him in a low voice, “Nathan’s still here.”
Nathan was confused. Why was he involved in their conversation?
Wait... Just now his father said that the old woman attracted the attention of other men?
Nathan’s little face immediately looked serious. He gripped Ella’s hand tighter and said, “Old woman, you must not marry before you get my permission!”
Ella rolled her eyes. Now that she was his babysitter, Nathan seemed to have her. She was like a toy that Nathan had gotten.
Whatever she did, she had to get permission from this little master.
“What does the man I’m going to marry have to do with you? After all, I’m not going to marry you?”
Does this family like to enslave people? Father and son are the same...
“You...”
Nathan’s face was red. After thinking about what to reply for a long time, he finally uttered a single sentence, “You must obey my order!”
He thought for a moment and said, “You don’t have a mother, do you? I don’t have either. We’re both the same. So stay with me. No one would dare insult you.” Nathan said this very firmly. His face was full of courage, and it looked very sweet in Ella’s eyes.
“Fat boy, did you eat too much sugar? Why is your mouth suddenly this sweet?” A smile appeared on Ella’s face, but her eyes felt hot.
It had been a long time...
It had been a long time since she had heard such beautiful words.
Nathan snorted, his face was filled with pride. For some reason, it felt really good to get compliments from this woman.
After that, he glanced at Merry and felt the hairs on his neck stand up. He immediately turned and said to Christian, “Father, let’s go home.”
After saying that, Nathan immediately let go of Ella’s hand and left the place quickly.
At first, Ella wanted to chase after him, but Christian grabbed her hand first.
“Where’s my surprise?”